Overview

• In an official note issued Oct. 1, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça called attempts at national or international political interference in the minister’s work unjustifiable and cited constitutional sovereignty.
• The statement warned that interference erodes independence, impartiality and probity, emphasizing that Brazilian court decisions are taken collegially with extensive avenues for appeal.
• All 32 STJ ministers reaffirmed confidence in Benedito Gonçalves, who in 2023 served as relator in Tribunal Superior Eleitoral cases that left Jair Bolsonaro ineligible.
• Brazilian outlets report multiple other officials had U.S. visas revoked, including AGU minister Jorge Messias, former AGU José Levi, and judges linked to Alexandre de Moraes’ offices.
• Coverage notes the visa actions coincided with the Magnitsky listing of attorney Viviane Barci de Moraes, and reports that President Donald Trump publicly pressed for an STF case against Bolsonaro to be halted.